grubnoun
uk/ɡrʌb/us/ɡrʌb/grub noun (INSECT)
[ C ] an insect in the stage when it has just come out of its egg:
A grub looks like a short, fat worm.
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The development & parts of insects
- antenna
- caterpillar
- chrysalis
- cocoon
- egg
- feeler
- larva
- maggot
- nit
- proboscis
- pupa
- silkworm
- thoracic
- woodworm
- worm
grub noun (FOOD)
[ U ] informal food:
I'm starving - let's get some grub.
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Food - general words
- aliment
- bed
- carb
- chanterelle
- chow
- diabetic
- fibre
- foodstuff
- fruits of the earth idiom
- greengrocer
- grocer
- grocery
- pap
- ration
- refreshment
- roughage
- serving
- shelf life
- speciality
- tuck
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grubverb
uk/ɡrʌb/us/ɡrʌb/-bb-grub verb (SEARCH)
[ I usually + adv/prep ] to search for something by digging or turning over earth:
The dog was grubbing around/about in the mud for a bone.
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Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- eusocial
- fledge
- frisk
- lap
- maul
- migrant
- mob
- molt
- nest
- nuzzle
- perch
- prey
- ruminate
- scratch
- shy
- skitter
- slaver 1
- torpor
- trot
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Phrasal verb(s)
grub sth up/out